First impression: ‘You’ve Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery’

Joseph Urick and Benjamin Scharff star in “You’ve Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery” at the Rose Theatre Company. Courtesy photo.

Rick Stemm and Christian Neuhaus’ interactive comedy “You’ve Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery,” which opens this weekend at the Rose Theatre Company, is deeply silly and tremendously entertaining. In the tale, a certain famous Victorian detective (a suitably tetchy Joseph Travis Urick) does battle with his devoted biographer (the reliably hilarious Ben Scharff), the narrator (the delightful Morgan Clyde) and the audience to solve a convoluted crime. The audience votes on the direction the play takes at several points in the action, an approach that heightens the fun. Don’t miss it.

“You’ve Ruined a Perfectly Good Mystery” plays through April 18 at the Rose Theatre Company. Call 210-360-0004 for reservations.